Dust-pan.



PATENTED FEB. 28, 1905.

J. W. WALTER.

DUST PAN.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 20, 1904.

-[wyazwom John W WdLZtP/Z" mt zz/esses JOHN W. WALTER, OF BATTLEGREEK,MICHIGAN, ASSlGNOR OF ONF- HALF TO JAMES A. WELLS, OF BATTITLEOREEK,MlCHlGAN.

DUST-"PAN,

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. "783,657, datedFebruary 28, 190".

Application filed July 20, 1904. Serial No. 217,301.

To all whom zit petty concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN W. WALTER, a citizen ofthe United States,residing at Battlecreek, in the county of Calhoun and State oflvlichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDust-Pans; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make the same.

M y invention relates to improvements in a sanitary combinationdust-pan, broom-holder, and broom-rest.

The object of my invention is to construct a dust-pan having a largereceptacle formed therewith into which the sweepings from a floor willbe readily confined, whereby the same can be moved from place to placewithout stooping to pick the same up, whereby the special contour of itsbody will prevent the dust or litter from escaping should the same beaccidentally tipped over, whereby the same can be changed in positionabout the floor with the broom Without lifting it by the handle, wherebya broom may be held in an inverted position on the same when not in use,whereby a broom may rest or incline on the scoop thereof at any timeduring its usage without layingthe same across a chair or other piece offurniture, whereby a dust cloth or brush may be readily hung from thesame, whereby the handle thereof will be free from the wall or anyarticle against which it may he stood, and hereby the same will be neatin design, simple in construction, convenient to use, and cheap tomanufacture.

in the (.lrawings forming a part of this speci lication, Figure 1represents my improved sanitary combination dust-pan, broom-holder, andbroom-rest with the broom as it will appear when not in use. Fig. 2 isaperspective view with a broom as it will appear when rcelining on thebroom-rest. Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section on the line mof .Fig. 2.Fig. A is a cross-section of the handle at a point where the broomholding and supporting rest is secured. Fig. 5 is a cross-section ofahandle in modification at a point where the broom holdlng andsupporting rest is secured; and

broom.

In the preferred :form the dust-pan comprises three (3) pieces of mat'n'ial --viz., a top, a bottom and scoop, and a side band. in theconstruction of the scoop l and bottom 2 the former has a widenedtransverse edge 3, the metal comprising its ends L being cut tapering,shown, and uniting at their rear ends 5 with the side band 6 bysoldering or other wise, as shown in Fig. 3, the aforesaid bottom andthe scoop diverging from one an other on an incline, the former trendingback and downward, the latter down and. forward. as shown, the bottomforming an arc of a circle, its rear edge and the pointof the scoopbeing on a plane, or nearly so, as shown in Fig. 3. lilncompassing thebottom portion 2 and connecting the rear edges 5 of the scoop sides t aside band 6 is secured. This band is formed of sheet metal cut withparallel edges, the lower edge of which is turned up and forms a hem 7,and terminating the upper edge, at either end thereof, ears 8 areformed, through which nails or screws may be d riren into the wooden top9. ln proridinga woodim top the dust-pan is rendered very rigid, and bythe provision of theears b the side band if) cannot sprerul and becomeloosened from the top covering to the dust-receptacle.

The aforesaid top is formed in outline coincident with the bottomaforesaid, and where it received by the side band (3 it is chamiferedaround its semicircular under edge. The side band is thence placedwithin said chamfer and nailed, the upper edge of the semicircularportion to the afm'esaid top extending over .said side band and formingan ornamental bead.

The lower edge of the side band and the forward edge of the scoop are soconstructed that they will present the same horizontal plane whenresting upon the floor.

In providing a large annular-shaped base for the dust-receptacle andbringing its forward edges to a point where the scoop of the pan isunited to the forward ends of the side bands there is no tendencywhatever of springing the scoop and throwing the same out of line when abroom is brought to bear against the same when sweeping thereinto, andby the construction of the bottom of the dustreceptacle having no acuteangles litter is very easily removed therefrom.

ithin the top 9 and near the, forward center edge thereof a hole isprovided, and a handle B is thrust and secured thereto by a screw 10,inserted within the forward edge of said top, and to one side of thehandle a recess 11 is formed within the aforesaid top for receiving theinverted end of a broom-handle, as shown in Fig. 1.

The handle B makes it very convenient for shifting the dust-pan fromplace to place and does not necessitate the user to bend or stoop topick the same from the floor. It also provides a ready means forinverting the pan to remove the litter accumulated within thedustreceptacle without soiling the hands.

By the peculiar rounded construction of the dust-receptacle the loweredge thereof adapts itself to the floor in-such manner that it will notlift when sweeping into, and should the same be accidentally overturnedthe peculiar contour of said receptacle is so balanced that it will rollinto a position whereby the sweepings will be retained without litteringthe floor.

At a point near the upper end of the handle to the dust-pan a hole isbored, and within this hole a wire is introduced and bent to form abroom-holder and a broom-rest O. In the preferred form a loop 12 is madeat one end of the wire for the reception of a broom, as shown in Fig. 1.Its opposite end is thrust through a hole in the handle B and thencebent about said handle and curved upward, as in Fig. 6, and forms a hook01' rest 13, within the open curve of which a broom-handle may be lodgedduring the operation of sweeping, as shown in Fig. 2, thereby avoidingthe laying of the same against furniture or stepping aside to stand thesame against the wall. In curving the end of the open loop or broom-rest13 upward, as shown in Figs. 3 and 6, a provision is made for hanging adusting cloth or brush thereon without their sliding off. In a modifiedform, Fig. 4, a wire is thrust through a hole in the handle B, so thatit will protrude from both sides thereof. One end of the wire is bent toform a loop 12 and its remaining portion curved about the handle andtwisted about the wire protruding from the opposite side of the handle.Its opposite end is bent to form a hook or broomrest 13.

I am aware that the principle of a covered dust-pan is old and also thatupright handles have been provided in their construction; but I am notaware of the principle involving a covered pan having a semicirculardust-receptacle with a large floor area and a rigid cover provided witha centrally-disposed handle having been employed, nor that abroom-holder and broom-rest has been embodied with a dustpan incombination.

Having therefore described my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a dust-pan, the combination with a scoop, of a semicircular,downwardly-trendingbottom formed at the rear thereof, a semicircularside encompassing said bottom and secured at its forward ends to therear side edges of said scoop, a semicircular, rigid, wooden top securedwithin the upper end of said semicircular side, the lower edge of saidscoop and the bottom edge of said semicircular side presenting the samehorizontal plane, and a vertical handle concentrically disposed fromsaid wooden top, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a dust-pan, the combination with a scoop, of a semicirculardownwardly-trending bottom formed at the rear thereof, a semicircularwood en top arranged above said bottom, a semicircular side encompassingthe arc of said bottom and top and adapted to engage at its ends withthe rear side edges of said scoop, the lower edge of said scoop and thebottom edge of said semicircular side presenting the same horizontalplane, said top piece being chamfered about its lower semicircular edgeand adapted to receive the upper edge of said semicircular side, earsformed at the upper edge ends of said semicircular side, means forfastening said ears to the forward edge of said top, means for securingsaid bottom and top to said semicircular side, and a'vertical handlecentrally disposed from said wooden top, substantially as, and for thepurpose set forth. 3. The combination with a dust-pan having adust-receptacle, of a wooden top to said receptacle, a vertical handlecentrally disposed with said top, a concavity formed within said topnear said handle, a wire passing through said handle near the topthereof, a loop formed of one end of said wire and alined with saidconcavity to form a broom-support, the opposite end of said wire curvingbackward and about said handle and terminating in an upwardly-inclinedhook opposite to said loop and forming a broom-rest, dust-cloth, andbrushsupport, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

JOHN IV. \VAL'FR.

\Vitnesses:

H. F. IVINGATE, F. H. IVINGATE.

